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Clinical and Preclinical Evidence for Roles of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase in Osteoarthritis Knee Pain (2022)
Journal Article
Gowler, P. R. W., Turnbull, J., Shahtaheri, M., Gohir, S., Kelly, T., McReynolds, C., …Chapman, V. (2022). Clinical and Preclinical Evidence for Roles of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase in Osteoarthritis Knee Pain. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 74(4), 623-633. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.42000

Objective: Chronic pain due to osteoarthritis (OA) is a major clinical problem, and existing analgesics often have limited beneficial effects and/or adverse effects, necessitating the development of novel therapies. Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) a... Read More about Clinical and Preclinical Evidence for Roles of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase in Osteoarthritis Knee Pain.

A Pseudomonas aeruginosa PQS quorum-sensing system inhibitor with anti-staphylococcal activity sensitizes polymicrobial biofilms to tobramycin (2022)
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Murray, E. J., Dubern, J., Chan, W. C., Chhabra, S. R., & Williams, P. (2022). A Pseudomonas aeruginosa PQS quorum-sensing system inhibitor with anti-staphylococcal activity sensitizes polymicrobial biofilms to tobramycin. Cell Chemical Biology, 29(7), 1187-1199.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2022.02.007

As single- and mixed-species biofilms, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa cause difficult-to-eradicate chronic infections. In P. aeruginosa, pseudomonas quinolone (PQS)-dependent quorum sensing regulates virulence and biofilm developmen... Read More about A Pseudomonas aeruginosa PQS quorum-sensing system inhibitor with anti-staphylococcal activity sensitizes polymicrobial biofilms to tobramycin.

Author response: Kv3.3 subunits control presynaptic action potential waveform and neurotransmitter release at a central excitatory synapse (2022)
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Richardson, A., Ciampani, V., Stancu, M., Bondarenko, K., Newton, S., Steinert, J. R., …Forsythe, I. D. (2022). Author response: Kv3.3 subunits control presynaptic action potential waveform and neurotransmitter release at a central excitatory synapse. [elife]

The threat of pesticide and disease co-exposure to managed and wild bee larvae (2022)
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Yordanova, M., Evison, S. E., Gill, R. J., & Graystock, P. (2022). The threat of pesticide and disease co-exposure to managed and wild bee larvae. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 17, 319-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.03.001

Brood diseases and pesticides can reduce the survival of bee larvae, reduce bee populations, and negatively influence ecosystem biodiversity. However, major gaps persist in our knowledge regarding the routes and implications of co-exposure to these s... Read More about The threat of pesticide and disease co-exposure to managed and wild bee larvae.

Simultaneous determination of HCV genotype and NS5B resistance associated substitutions using dried serum spots from São Paulo state, Brazil (2022)
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Adeboyejo, K., Riquena Grosche, V., Pandeló José, D., Magalhães Ferreira, G., Farinha Shimizu, J., King, B. J., …Gomes Jardim, A. C. (2022). Simultaneous determination of HCV genotype and NS5B resistance associated substitutions using dried serum spots from São Paulo state, Brazil. Access Microbiology, 4(3), Article 000326. https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000326

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is responsible for more than 180 million infections worldwide, and about 80 % of infections are reported in Low and Middle-income countries (LMICs). Therapy is based on the administration of interferon (INF), ribavirin (RBV) o... Read More about Simultaneous determination of HCV genotype and NS5B resistance associated substitutions using dried serum spots from São Paulo state, Brazil.

Whole-genome sequencing and gene sharing network analysis powered by machine learning identifies antibiotic resistance sharing between animals, humans and environment in livestock farming (2022)
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Peng, Z., Maciel-Guerra, A., Baker, M., Zhang, X., Hu, Y., Wang, W., …Dottorini, T. (2022). Whole-genome sequencing and gene sharing network analysis powered by machine learning identifies antibiotic resistance sharing between animals, humans and environment in livestock farming. PLoS Computational Biology, 18(3), Article e1010018. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010018

Anthropogenic environments such as those created by intensive farming of livestock, have been proposed to provide ideal selection pressure for the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli bacteria and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs... Read More about Whole-genome sequencing and gene sharing network analysis powered by machine learning identifies antibiotic resistance sharing between animals, humans and environment in livestock farming.

Pharmacological hypogonadism impairs molecular transducers of exercise-induced muscle growth in humans (2022)
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Gharahdaghi, N., Rudrappa, S., Brook, M. S., Farrash, W., Idris, I., Aziz, M. H. A., …Atherton, P. J. (2022). Pharmacological hypogonadism impairs molecular transducers of exercise-induced muscle growth in humans. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 13(2), 1134-1150. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12843

Background: The relative role of skeletal muscle mechano-transduction in comparison with systemic hormones, such as testosterone (T), in regulating hypertrophic responses to exercise is contentious. We investigated the mechanistic effects of chemical... Read More about Pharmacological hypogonadism impairs molecular transducers of exercise-induced muscle growth in humans.

Geographical Distribution of Biomphalaria snails in East Africa (2022)
Preprint / Working Paper
Magero, V. O., Kisara, S., & Wade, C. M. Geographical Distribution of Biomphalaria snails in East Africa

There is limited information on the distribution of Biomphalaria snails, an important snail intermediate host of schistosomiasis, in East Africa. This study assessed the incidence and geographical distribution of Biomphalaria snails in Kenya, Uganda... Read More about Geographical Distribution of Biomphalaria snails in East Africa.

Sero-reactivity to three distinct regions within the hepatitis C virus alternative reading frame protein (ARFP/core+1) in patients with chronic HCV genotype-3 infection (2022)
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Elsheikh, M. E. A., Patrick McClure, C., Tarr, A. W., & Irving, W. L. (2022). Sero-reactivity to three distinct regions within the hepatitis C virus alternative reading frame protein (ARFP/core+1) in patients with chronic HCV genotype-3 infection. Journal of General Virology, 103(3), Article 001727. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001727

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects more than 71 million people worldwide. The disease slowly progresses to chronic, long-term liver injury which leads to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in 5 % of infections. The alternative reading frame protei... Read More about Sero-reactivity to three distinct regions within the hepatitis C virus alternative reading frame protein (ARFP/core+1) in patients with chronic HCV genotype-3 infection.

Regionally selective cardiovascular responses to adenosine A2A and A2B receptor activation (2022)
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Cooper, S. L., Wragg, E. S., Pannucci, P., Soave, M., Hill, S. J., & Woolard, J. (2022). Regionally selective cardiovascular responses to adenosine A2A and A2B receptor activation. FASEB Journal, 36(4), Article e22214. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202101945R

Adenosine is a local mediator that regulates changes in the cardiovascular system via activation of four G protein-coupled receptors (A1, A2A, A2B, A3). Here, we have investigated the effect of A2A and A2B-selective agonists on vasodilatation in thre... Read More about Regionally selective cardiovascular responses to adenosine A2A and A2B receptor activation.

Longitudinal multimodal imaging-compatible mouse model of triazole-sensitive and -resistant invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (2022)
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Resendiz-Sharpe, A., da Silva, R. P., Geib, E., Vanderbeke, L., Seldeslachts, L., Hupko, C., …Vande Velde, G. (2022). Longitudinal multimodal imaging-compatible mouse model of triazole-sensitive and -resistant invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Disease Models and Mechanisms, 15(3), Article dmm049165. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.049165

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) caused by the mold Aspergillus fumigatus is one of the most important life-threatening infections in immunocompromised patients. The alarming increase of isolates resistant to the first-line recommended antifung... Read More about Longitudinal multimodal imaging-compatible mouse model of triazole-sensitive and -resistant invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.

Establishing Mixotrophic Growth of Cupriavidus necator H16 on CO2 and Volatile Fatty Acids (2022)
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Jawed, K., Irorere, V. U., Bommareddy, R. R., Minton, N. P., & Kovács, K. (2022). Establishing Mixotrophic Growth of Cupriavidus necator H16 on CO2 and Volatile Fatty Acids. Fermentation, 8(3), Article 125. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8030125

The facultative chemolithoautotroph Cupriavidus necator H16 is able to grow aerobically either with organic substrates or H2 and CO2 s and it can accumulate large amounts of (up to 90%) poly (3‐hydroxybutyrate), a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyme... Read More about Establishing Mixotrophic Growth of Cupriavidus necator H16 on CO2 and Volatile Fatty Acids.

Community guidelines for GPCR ligand bias: IUPHAR review 32 (2022)
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Kolb, P., Kenakin, T., Alexander, S. P. H., Bermudez, M., Bohn, L. M., Breinholt, C. S., …Gloriam, D. E. (2022). Community guidelines for GPCR ligand bias: IUPHAR review 32. British Journal of Pharmacology, 179(14), 3651-3674. https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.15811

GPCRs modulate a plethora of physiological processes and mediate the effects of one-third of FDA-approved drugs. Depending on which ligand activates a receptor, it can engage different intracellular transducers. This ‘biased signalling’ paradigm requ... Read More about Community guidelines for GPCR ligand bias: IUPHAR review 32.

The affinity and selectivity of α-adrenoceptor antagonists, antidepressants and antipsychotics for the human α2A, α2B, and α2C-adrenoceptors and comparison with human α1 and β-adrenoceptors (2022)
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Proudman, R. G. W., Akinaga, J., & Baker, J. G. (2022). The affinity and selectivity of α-adrenoceptor antagonists, antidepressants and antipsychotics for the human α2A, α2B, and α2C-adrenoceptors and comparison with human α1 and β-adrenoceptors. Pharmacology Research and Perspectives, 10(2), Article e00936. https://doi.org/10.1002/prp2.936

α2-Adrenoceptors, subdivided into α2A, α2B, and α2C subtypes and expressed in heart, blood vessels, kidney, platelets and brain, are important for blood pressure, sedation, analgesia, and platelet aggregation. Brain α2C-adrenoceptor blockade has also... Read More about The affinity and selectivity of α-adrenoceptor antagonists, antidepressants and antipsychotics for the human α2A, α2B, and α2C-adrenoceptors and comparison with human α1 and β-adrenoceptors.

Rational design of hydrogels for immunomodulation (2022)
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Bu, W., Wu, Y., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., Sun, H., & Mata, A. (2022). Rational design of hydrogels for immunomodulation. Regenerative Biomaterials, 9, Article rbac009. https://doi.org/10.1093/rb/rbac009

The immune system protects organisms against endogenous and exogenous harm and plays a key role in tissue development, repair and regeneration. Traditional immunomodulatory biologics exhibit limitations including degradation by enzymes, short half-li... Read More about Rational design of hydrogels for immunomodulation.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to invest in care home research infrastructure (2022)
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Gordon, A. L., Rick, C., Juszczak, E., Montgomery, A., Howard, R., Guthrie, B., …Tate, V. (2022). The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to invest in care home research infrastructure. Age and Ageing, 51(3), Article afac052. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac052

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in catastrophic levels of morbidity and mortality for care home residents. Despite this, research platforms for COVID-19 in care homes arrived late in the pandemic compared with other care settings. The Prophylactic The... Read More about The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to invest in care home research infrastructure.

Whole genome sequences of 234 indigenous African chickens from Ethiopia (2022)
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Gheyas, A., Vallejo-Trujillo, A., Kebede, A., Dessie, T., Hanotte, O., & Smith, J. (2022). Whole genome sequences of 234 indigenous African chickens from Ethiopia. Scientific Data, 9, Article 53. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01129-4

Indigenous chickens predominate poultry production in Africa. Although preferred for backyard farming because of their adaptability to harsh tropical environments, these populations suffer from relatively low productivity compared to commercial lines... Read More about Whole genome sequences of 234 indigenous African chickens from Ethiopia.

Comprehensive Comparative Analysis of Standard Validated, Genetic, and Novel Biomarkers to Enhance Prognostic Risk-Stratification in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Cirrhosis (2022)
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Innes, H., Walker, A. J., Benselin, J., Grove, J. I., Pedergnana, V., Azim Ansari, M., …Guha, I. N. (2022). Comprehensive Comparative Analysis of Standard Validated, Genetic, and Novel Biomarkers to Enhance Prognostic Risk-Stratification in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Cirrhosis. Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, 13(3), Article e00462. https://doi.org/10.14309/ctg.0000000000000462

INTRODUCTION: Risk-stratifying patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) cirrhosis according to medium-term prognosis will inform clinical decision-making. It is unclear which biomarkers/models are optimal for this purpose. We quantified the discriminati... Read More about Comprehensive Comparative Analysis of Standard Validated, Genetic, and Novel Biomarkers to Enhance Prognostic Risk-Stratification in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Cirrhosis.

Biosensor-informed engineering of Cupriavidus necator H16 for autotrophic D-mannitol production (2022)
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Hanko, E. K., Sherlock, G., Minton, N. P., & Malys, N. (2022). Biosensor-informed engineering of Cupriavidus necator H16 for autotrophic D-mannitol production. Metabolic Engineering, 72, 24-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2022.02.003

Cupriavidus necator H16 is one of the most researched carbon dioxide (CO2)-fixing bacteria. It can store carbon in form of the polymer polyhydroxybutyrate and generate energy by aerobic hydrogen oxidation under lithoautotrophic conditions, making C.... Read More about Biosensor-informed engineering of Cupriavidus necator H16 for autotrophic D-mannitol production.

Porphyromonas pasteri and Prevotella nanceiensis in the sputum microbiota are associated with increased decline in lung function in individuals with cystic fibrosis (2022)
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Webb, K., Zain, N. M. M., Stewart, I., Fogarty, A., Nash, E. F., Whitehouse, J. L., Smyth, A. R., Lilley, A. K., Knox, A., Williams, P., Cámara, M., Bruce, K., & Barr, H. L. (2022). Porphyromonas pasteri and Prevotella nanceiensis in the sputum microbiota are associated with increased decline in lung function in individuals with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 71(2), Article 001481. https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.001481

Although anaerobic bacteria exist in abundance in cystic fibrosis (CF) airways, their role in disease progression is poorly understood. We hypothesized that the presence and relative abundance of the most prevalent, live, anaerobic bacteria in sputum... Read More about Porphyromonas pasteri and Prevotella nanceiensis in the sputum microbiota are associated with increased decline in lung function in individuals with cystic fibrosis.